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Daniele Gatti Named Music Director of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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Daniele Gatti has been named Music Director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. The conductor will begin his tenure in 2026 during the 88th Festival del Maggio and will serve for an initial three years through June 30, 2029. In a statement, General Director Carlos Fuortes said, “I am particularly pleased to announce this appointment. Daniele Gatti is one of the {…}

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Daniele Gatti Cancels All Future Performances with Teatro alla Scala

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Daniele Gatti has canceled all his upcoming performances at the Teatro alla Scala. According to the Italian press, Gatti, who was considered the favorite to become the new Music Director of La Scala, decided to cancel his engagements with the theater after Myung-Whun Chung was named Music Director. His next engagement with the company would have been Debussy’s “Pelléas et {…}

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Daniele Gatti to Commemorate Bombing of Dresden 80 Years Ago with Verdi’s Requiem

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(Credit: 2024_Copyright: Markenfotografie) On Feb. 12 and 13, 2025 the Semperoper Dresden is set to present Verdi’s “Requiem.” The evening will commemorate the Feb. 13 and 14, 1945 bombing of Dresden, the most destructive bombing of World War II which saw 1,500 tons of explosive bombs and 1,200 tons of firebombs dropped by more than 800 British airplanes, later joined {…}

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Daniele Gatti Named Staatskapelle Dresden’s Chief Conductor

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The Staatskapelle Dresden has named Daniele Gatti the new Chief Conductor. The Saxon Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Barbara Klepsch and Daniele Gatti signed a corresponding contract in Dresden that will begin on August 1, 2024 and will last six years through July 31, 2030. In a press statement, Klepsch added, “I am happy that after the vote {…}

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Daniele Gatti Leads Verdi’s Messa di Requiem in Parma

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On Oct. 2, the Festival Verdi is set to present the Messa da Requiem which will be dedicated to the composer Sylvano Bussotti, who recently died. Daniele Gatti will conduct the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the coro del Teatro Regio di Parma. Maria Agresta, Elīna Garanča, and John Relyea will make their Teatro Regio di Parma debuts alongside {…}

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Daniele Gatti Named Music Director of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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Daniele Gatti has been named Music Director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Alexander Pereira announced the news during a press conference which also announced the 2021-22 season. Gatti will succeed Zubin Mehta who will continue with the Maggio Musicale as Music Director Emeritus. Pereira noted that both Mehta and Gatti will conduct the same number of productions and that a {…}

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Daniele Gatti Appointed Music Director Of Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Superintendant Carlo Fuortes has appointed Daniele Gatti as the new music director of the company. The new appointment will see Gatti as Music Director for three years with his contract ending on Dec. 31, 2021. During his time with the company, Gatti will also lead three operas a season. In a press release, Gatti noted {…}